Sutton, originally de Sutton, is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

where it is derived from ''sudh, suth'', or ''suð'', and ''

tun TUN or tun may refer to: Biology * Tun shells, large sea snails of the family ''Tonnidae'' * Tun, a tardigrade in its cryptobiotic state * Tun or Toon, common name for trees of the genus '' Toona'' Places * Tun, Sweden, a locality in Västra G ...

'' referring to the generic placename "southern farm". Note that almost every county in England contains one or more placenames bearing the prefix "Sutton". The

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

(1086) contains the first recorded spelling of the surname as "Ketel de Sudtone"; "Suttuna" also appeared in 1086 in records from

Ely, Cambridgeshire Ely ( ) is a cathedral city in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about north-northeast of Cambridge and from London. Ely is built on a Kimmeridge Clay island which, at , is the highest land in the Fens. It was d ...

. In 1379 tax records, the surname appears as "de Sutton" ("of Southtown"). One source refers to the origin as being

Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 * Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature * Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...

, with the name itself derived as described above, from Anglo-Saxon terms. Related surnames include early variants "de Sudtone" (1086), "Suttuna" (1086), "de Sutton" (1379), and "de Sutun". Additional variants include "Suton" and "Suttone". The Sutton are ancestors to the

Dudley Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...

. This surname is shared by the following notable people:

Born in the 13th century

*Drew de Sutton (fl. 13th century), lord of the Manor of Thorncote, England *Geoffrey de Sutton (fl. 13th century), lord of the Manor of Tockholes, England *John de Sutton (fl. 1306), MP for

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

Thomas of Sutton Thomas of Sutton (died after 1315) was an English Dominican theologian, an early Thomist. He was ordained as deacon in 1274 by Walter Giffard, and joined the Dominicans in the 1270s; he may have been a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford before tha ...

(or Thomas de Sutton) ( fl. 1274–aft 1315), Dominican friar and theologian

Born in the 14th century

* Allan Sutton (fl. 14th century), Member of Parliament *Matrin de Sutton (fl. 15th century), first rector of Church of St George, Beckington *Hugh de Sutton (fl. 14th century), Prior of Christ Church Cathedral, Ireland *

John de Sutton II John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1310–1359), 1st Baron Sutton of Dudley * John de Sutton III (1339 – c. 1370), 2nd Baron Sutton of Dudley * John de Sutton IV (1361–1396), 3rd Baron Sutton of Dudley * John de Sutton V (1380–1406), 4th Baron Sutton of Dudley *

John Sutton of Lincoln John Sutton of Lincoln (died c. 1391) was a Member of Parliament (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lincoln in 1369, 1372, 1373, October 1377 and February 1388. His brother Robert Sutton and his nephew Hamon Sutton Hamon Sutton (ca. 1392 ...

(d. c. 1391), English politician

Born in the 15th century

John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley John Sutton VI, 1st Baron Dudley, KG, (25 December 1400 – 30 September 1487) was an English nobleman, a diplomat, and councillor of King Henry VI. He fought in several battles during the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses, as well as ...

(1400–1487) * John Sutton (composer) (fl. 15th century), English composer *

Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley, (c. 1460 – 31 January 1531) was an English nobleman elected as Knight of the Garter (KG) in the beginning of King Henry VIII's reign. He was chamberlain to Princess Mary (later Queen Mary I) from 1525 to 1528 ...

(c. 1460 – 1531)

Born in the 16th century

Thomas Sutton Thomas Sutton (1532 – 12 December 1611) was an English civil servant and businessman, born in Knaith, Lincolnshire. He is remembered as the founder of the London Charterhouse and of Charterhouse School. Life Sutton was the son of an official ...

(1532–1611), British merchant and civil servant

Born in the 17th century

* Richard Sutton (British Army officer) (1674–1737), Major-General and Member of Parliament. Brother of Robert Sutton *

Robert Sutton (diplomat) Sir Robert Sutton (167113 August 1746) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1741. Early life Sutton was the elder son of Robert Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire, and his wife, Katherine, the dau ...

(1671–1746), British diplomat, clergyman and Member of Parliament

Born in the 18th century

*Charles Sutton (1756–1846), British clergyman and botanist * John Sutton (merchant) (1777–1863), founder of Suttons Seeds * Samuel Sutton (1760–1832), Royal Navy admiral

Born in the 19th century

* Bertine Sutton (1886–1946), British air marshal * Charles Sutton (1891–1962), English cricketer and British Army officer *

Edith Sutton Edith Mary Sutton (1862–1957) was the first woman to become a councillor in England, the first female Mayor in Reading, and a suffragist. Biography Sutton was a member of the wealthy Sutton Seeds family of Reading. In 1901, she was elec ...

(1862–1957), first woman councillor in England, Mayor of Reading and suffragist * George Lowe Sutton (1872–1964), Australian agricultural scientist *

George Miksch Sutton George Miksch Sutton (May 16, 1898, Bethany, Nebraska – December 7, 1982) was an American ornithologist and bird artist. He published numerous technical papers in ornithology as well as more popular works illustrated with his own art. His early ...

(1898–1982), American ornithologist and bird artist *

John Edward Sutton John Edward Sutton (23 December 1862 – 29 November 1945) was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician. At the age of 14, Sutton took up employment at Bradford Colliery, Manchester. He became a check-weighman and secretary of th ...

(1862–1945), British politician *

Joseph William Sutton Joseph William Sutton (21 October 1844 – 21 February 1914), identified in the print media as J. W. Sutton, was an Australian engineer, shipbuilder, inventor, pioneer in electric lighting and x-ray pioneer in Queensland. Life and times In 184 ...

(1844–1914), British emigrant to Australia, shipbuilder, inventor, X-ray pioneer *

Thomas Sutton (photographer) Thomas Sutton (1819 – 19 March 1875, in Kensington) was an English photographer, author, and inventor. Life Thomas Sutton went to school in Newington Butts and studied architecture for four years before studying at Caius College, Cambridge gr ...

(1819–1875), English photographer, author, and inventor *

Walter Sutton Walter Stanborough Sutton (April 5, 1877 – November 10, 1916) was an American geneticist and physician whose most significant contribution to present-day biology was his theory that the Mendelian laws of inheritance could be applied to chrom ...

(1877–1916), American biologist

Born in the 20th century

Andy Sutton Andrew Cameron Sutton (born March 10, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, Atlanta Thrashers, New ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player *

Antony C. Sutton Antony Cyril Sutton (February 14, 1925 – June 17, 2002) was a British-American writer, researcher, economist, and professor. Early life and education Antony C. Sutton was born in London on February 14, 1925 to Edward Ceril Sutton and Marjorie ...

(1925–2002), historian and author * Brett Sutton (born c. 1960), Australian triathlon coach * Brett Sutton (doctor) (born 1968/1969), Australian public health doctor *

Cameron Sutton Cameron Amir Sutton (born February 27, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round o ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Carol Sutton Carol Sutton may refer to: * Carol Sutton (actress) * Carol Sutton (journalist) * Carol Sutton (artist) Carol Lorraine Sutton (born September 3, 1945) is a multidisciplinary artist born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA and now living in Toronto, Ontari ...

(1944–2020), American actress *

Charles Sutton (cricketer, born 1906) Charles Henry Sutton (17 December 1906 – 29 July 1945) was an English-Chilean first-class cricketer and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer. Sutton played first-class cricket for the South American cricket team in 1932, before serving ...

(1906–1945), Anglo-Chilean cricketer *

Chloe Sutton Chloe Elizabeth Sutton Mackey (born February 3, 1992) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and long-distance events. Sutton represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. Sutton has won a total of f ...

(born 1992), American swimmer *

Chris Sutton Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973) is an English former professional football player and manager. He later became a pundit and commentator for BT Sport, regularly working on their coverage of Scottish football. He is now also a pundi ...

(born 1973), English footballer *

Courtland Sutton Courtland Sutton (born October 10, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU, and was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2018 NFL ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Crystal Lee Sutton Crystal Lee Sutton (née Pulley; December 31, 1940 – September 11, 2009) was an American union organizer and advocate who gained fame in 1979 when the film ''Norma Rae'' was released, based on events related to her being fired from her job at t ...

(1940–2009), American union organizer and advocate, inspiration for the film ''Norma Rae'' * Deirdre Sutton (fl. 1960s) (Irish name ''Deirdre de Sutún''), Irish sportsperson *

Dominique Sutton Dominique Leondres Sutton (born October 20, 1986) is an American basketball player for Pelita Jaya of the Indonesian Basketball League. Sutton played college basketball for Kansas State University and North Carolina Central University. High schoo ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Don Sutton Donald Howard Sutton (April 2, 1945 – January 19, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 23 seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakla ...

(1945–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher and sports broadcaster *

Dudley Sutton Dudley Sutton (6 April 1933 – 15 September 2018) was an English actor. Active in radio, stage, film and television, he was arguably best known for his role of Tinker Dill in the BBC Television drama series ''Lovejoy''. Early life Sutton was ...

(1933–2018), English actor *

Eddie Sutton Edward Eugene Sutton (March 12, 1936 – May 23, 2020) was an American college basketball coach. A native of Bucklin, Kansas, Sutton played college basketball at Oklahoma A&M (later Oklahoma State) and was a head coach at the high school, junio ...

(1936–2020), college men's basketball coach * Eugene Sutton (born 1954) Episcopal bishop of Maryland *

Frank Sutton Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 – June 28, 1974) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.''. Early life Born in Clarksville, Tennessee ...

(1923–1974), actor *

Graham Sutton Sir Oliver Graham Sutton CBE FRS (4 February 1903 – 26 May 1977) was a Welsh mathematician and meteorologist, notable particularly for theoretical work on atmospheric diffusion, boundary layer turbulence, and for his direction of the UK Mete ...

(1972), an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer *

Greg Sutton (basketball) Gregory Ray Sutton (born December 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round (49th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. Sutton, a 6'2" (1.88 m) and 170 lb (77& ...

(born 1967), former American basketball player *

Greg Sutton (soccer) Greg Sutton (born April 19, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player and broadcaster. He played as a goalkeeper for several A-League and Major League Soccer teams, including the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC, as well as the Canadian national ...

(born 1977), Canadian soccer goalkeeper * Hal Sutton (born 1958) American Pro Golfer *

Jason Sutton Jason Paul Sutton, OBE, is a Royal Air Force Regiment officer who was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his actions whilst serving in Iraq in 2007. Sutton was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1966 and joined the RAF Regime ...

OBE (born 1966), Royal Air Force Regiment Officer * James Sutton (born 1983), English actor *

Jeffrey Sutton Jeffrey Stuart Sutton (born October 31, 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Early life and career Sutton received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history fr ...

(born 1960), American federal judge * Jeff Sutton (real estate developer) (born 1960), New York real estate developer *

Jim Sutton James Robert Sutton (born 7 November 1941), generally known as Jim Sutton, is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament between 1984 and 1990 and again between 1993 and 2006. He has held a range of ministerial portfolios including ...

(born 1941), New Zealand politician *

Joe Sutton Joe Sutton is an American playwright. He teaches playwrighting at Dartmouth College. He is the son of actor Frank Sutton. His play ''Voir Dire'' opened in 1995 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The play received attention after the O. J. Simpson ...

, American playwright *

John Sutton (actor) John Sutton (22 October 1908 – 10 July 1963) was a British actor with a prolific career in Hollywood of more than 30 years. Personal life Sutton was born in Rawalpindi, India (now Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan). He was the son of Lt. Colon ...

(1908–1963), British—Indian actor * John F. Sutton Jr., American lawyer * John Sutton (baseball) (born 1952), American sportsperson * John Sutton (economist) (born 1948), British academic * John Sutton (geologist) (1919–1992), British geologist * John Sutton (hurler) (Irish name ''Seán de Sutún''), Irish sportsperson *

John Sutton (RAF officer) Air Marshal Sir John Matthias Dobson Sutton, (9 July 1932 – 21 November 2014) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command from 1986 to 1989 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1990 to ...

(1932–2014), British military officer *

John Sutton (rugby league) John Sutton (born 5 November 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. Sutton played for NSW City Origin and the Prime Minister's XIII. He captained ...

(born 1984), Australian Rugby League player *John Jay Sutton (1949–2011), ''aka'' Oliver Humperdink, American professional wrestling manager * John R. Sutton (born 1949), American academic * Johnny Sutton (born 1961), United States Attorney *

Julie Sutton (mayor) Julie Sutton (; born. 1937) is a former New South Wales politician and Marriage Celebrant, elected as a Councillor of Warringah Council and was previously Mayor of Warringah from 1995 to 1996 and 2002 to 2003. Early life Sutton was born in Aus ...

(born 1937), Australian former mayor and councillor of Warringah council *Kathy Sutton, married name of

Kathy Cox (skydiver) Kathy Cox, CM, now known as Kathy Sutton, is a Canadian skydiver. Cox placed first overall at the Canadian National Parachuting Championships in 1973, 1978, and 1980 (tie). In 1975, while practicing with her team, Cox seriously fractured h ...

Keith Sutton (bishop) Keith Norman Sutton (23 June 1934 – 24 March 2017) was the 97th Bishop of Lichfield from 1984 to 2003. Early life and education Sutton grew up in Balham, London. He attended Battersea Grammar School and won a scholarship to Cambridge to read ...

(1934–2017), bishop of Lichfield, England * Laurie S. Sutton (born 1953), American writer of comic books and children's books *

Len Sutton Len Sutton (August 9, 1925 – December 3, 2006) was an American racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500.

(1925–2006), American racecar driver * Loree K. Sutton, American general and politician * Matt Sutton (born 1984), radio announcer in Australia *

Mel Sutton Melvyn Charles Sutton (born 13 February 1946) is an English former professional footballer. Career Born in Birmingham, Sutton was an amateur at Aston Villa F.C. when Jimmy Scoular brought him to Cardiff City F.C. in December 1967. He made hus d ...

, former English footballer *

Mike Sutton (basketball) Mike Sutton (born March 21, 1956) is a retired American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Tennessee Technological University. He took over in 2002, after Jeff Lebo departed to lead the basketball program at t ...

(born 1956), American basketball player * Mike Sutton (criminologist) (born 1959), English criminologist *

Mike Sutton (footballer) Michael John Sutton (5 October 1944 – 26 December 2020) was an English professional footballer. He played in the Football League for three clubs. Two of his sons, Chris and John, have also played professionally. Playing career Sutton began hi ...

(born 1944), former English footballer * Nicholas Sutton (born 1969), English property developer * Oliver Graham Sutton (1903–1977), a Welsh mathematician and meteorologist *

Paul Sutton Paul Sutton (May 14, 1910 – January 31, 1970) was an American radio writer and actor who also acted in film. Biography He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is perhaps best known as one of the actors who portrayed Sergeant Willia ...

(1910–1970), American actor *

Paul Alexander Sutton Paul Alexander Sutton (born August 1956) is a British businessman, has been made bankrupt twice and convicted fraudster, although the case pertaining to conviction (which took place originally in a French court) was dismissed in a UK court as havi ...

(born 1956), British businessman * Richard S. Sutton, computer scientist, identified as one of the founders of modern reinforcement learning * Ritchie Sutton (born 1986), English footballer *

Roger Sutton Roger Sutton (born ) is a business leader in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was chief executive of power lines company Orion New Zealand Limited from 2003 until 13 June 2011, when he commenced as CEO of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Author ...

(born 1964/1965), New Zealand business leader *

Sarah Sutton Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961) is a British actress. She played the role of Nyssa in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Sutton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Sutton studied ballet a ...

(born 1961), English actress * Shelton B. Sutton Jr. (1919–1942), United States Navy officer for whom more than one U.S. Navy ship has been named * Steve Sutton (footballer) (born 1961), English footballer * Steve Sutton (skydiver), Canadian skydiver * Tierney Sutton (born 1963), American jazz singer *

Tyrell Sutton Tyrell DelShawn Sutton, (born December 19, 1986) is an American former professional gridiron football running back. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Northwestern. Sutton was ...

(born 1986), Northwestern Wildcat running back *

Valerie Sutton Valerie Sutton (born February 22, 1951) is an American developer of movement notation and a former dancer. Early life She was born in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City, the daughter of a physicist father and a poet/model mother. She ha ...

(born 1951), American developer of movement notation and a former dancer *

Ward Sutton Ward Sutton is an American illustrator, cartoonist and writer born in Minneapolis and based in Fort Collins, Colorado. His comic strip, "Sutton Impact" (formerly "Schlock 'n' Roll"), was published in ''The Village Voice'' from 1995 to 2007. I ...

, American political cartoonist *

Will Sutton William Sutton (born October 3, 1991) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State. As a member of the 2012 team, Sut ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Willie Sutton William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escape ...

(1901–1980), American bank robber and prison escape-artist

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